Creative Cause (racehorse)

A few final thoughts as we approach the 6:18 post time for the 137th running of the Preakness: It comes down to this: Either Bodemeister can run the same race he did two weeks ago, or he can’t. If he can, he likely won’t be beat. Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another could go out after him, and has won as a front-runner before. But it’s hard to overstate how brilliant Bodemeister was at Churchill Downs. Of course, he only would have won the Derby if it ended a sixteenth of a mile earlier – as the Preakness does – by half a length. But that was after he was pushed by the significant early speed of Trinniberg and, to a lesser extent, Hansen. My pick...

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A few final thoughts as we approach the 6:18 post time for the 137th running of the Preakness:
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Almost immediately, there was talk of lucky numbers. Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another drew the No. 9 post at the draw for the 137th running of the Preakness. After his horse raced from the 19th position -- and became the first to win from that...

D. Wayne Lukas has had plenty of success with horses running in the second leg of the Triple Crown. His five career wins at Pimlico's featured event speak for themselves. But this year, Lukas decided to take a slightly different approach. His horse,...